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James Bond, Mission: Impossible and The Best of the Rest - covering spy movies from 1935 to the present - uncovering unique elements, interconnections and how real world events impact what goes into spy movies and lots more.

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Feb 25, 2025

Kidnapping Winston Churchill during WW II is the plot of the 1976 movie, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED. 

Yes, the plot sounds intriguing, but is it based on a true mission? We know about failed assassination attempts on Churchill, Hitler, and Mussolini.  But what about a kidnapping?

Dan and Tom decode this fun spy movie.  What...


Feb 21, 2025

There was big news in the world of James Bond today Amazon/MGM get creative control of James Bond movies from EON Productions For some of us, it was our biggest fear for the franchise For others, it is a welcome change.   And still others just aren’t sure. 

In this episode, we start by giving you the basics...


Feb 18, 2025

Join Dan and Tom as they decode the James Bond movie’s fan-favorite scenes. We know that different James Bond movie fans have their favorite movies and scenes from these movies.  Not everyone likes them all.  Often, we find that the first James Bond movie you saw heavily influences your reaction to the scenes. In this...


Feb 11, 2025

Join Dan and Tom for this Rachel Grant interview. We discuss Rachel’s role as “Peaceful Fountains of Desire” in the James Bond movie DIE ANOTHER DAY and more.

Rachel Grant is an actress, a mother, a travel expert, and a very high-energy interviewee.  Rachel’s most famous role was in DIE ANOTHER DAY and we talk...


Feb 4, 2025

Dan and Tom bring back Tom Whiteman from Legacy-Collectibles.com to talk about some of the OSS weapons that were created to help the first U.S. spy agency in WW II. We talked with Mr. Whiteman in an earlier episode where we discussed James Bond’s assigned pistol, the Walther PPK. OSS morphed into the CIA! 
 

Tom...